ok so my roommate decided he wants to upgrade his PC. his budget is $125 and he doesn't want to go over since money is tight right now. all he needs is a new PSU and GPU. no prefer on the GPU so Nvidia or ATI is fine.
his current specs:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13ghz (overclocking soon)
MSI G31TM-P21 motherboard
DDR2 2GB PC2-6400 800mhz Kingston Ram
Western Digital 500gb hard drive
ATI x1300 256mb GDDR2
HIPRO 300watt PSU
random NZXT case we had in a shed
Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit
all he really plays are Source games and Battlefield 2, nothing too demanding.
You won't be able get both a psu and a gpu with 125 dollars. Well not decent ones anyways.
anything is better than what he has now really.
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update: $150 is ok, but less is better
[editline]10:20PM[/editline]
this is in USD, and Newegg or Tiger Direct are fine.
PSU-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171046
GPU-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150369&cm_re=4770-_-14-150-369-_-Product
4770 is better then the 5670
Meh.
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102871&cm_re=5670-_-14-102-871-_-Product[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171046&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction&AID=10446076&PID=3640869&SID=skim629X1198[/url]
DirectX11 ftw.
He said nothing too demanding, which means no need for a 4850.
$122
Oh looks peoplez. I am under his original budget.
[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143112&cm_re=8600gt-_-14-143-112-_-Product]NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT[/url]
[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371023]Antec 430W PSU[/url]
$104.98 without shipping.
And it's from some of the better brands too, none of that shit that breaks down 1 day after your warranty expires.
I see nothing wrong with the 8600GT for what he wants, save for the fact that it is aging.
thanks for the replies guys. turns out I'm just going to upgrade my gpu and give him my 4670.
but he will be getting this psu since it seems good for the price and was recommended a few times: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171046&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction&AID=10446076&PID=3640869&SID=skim629X1198[/url]
Get this for $10 more.
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171031[/url]
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